Kyson Witherspoon

Draft Prospects

• Ranked #7 prospect in 2025 draft
  School: Oklahoma Drafted/Committed: Never Drafted
  Age At Draft: 20.9
  BA Grade: 55/High
  
  Witherspoon set himself on a meteoric trajectory after transferring to Oklahoma in 2024 from Northwest Florida State JC. He worked to a 3.71 ERA with 90 strikeouts and 40 walks in 80 innings as a sophomore before pitching over the summer in the Cape Cod League and USA Baseball’s Collegiate National Team. Witherspoon took another step forward in 2025, when he posted a 2.47 ERA over 15 starts and 91 innings in the leadup to the NCAA Tournament as one of the SEC’s most consistent starters. His twin brother Malachi also pitches in the Sooners’ rotation. Witherspoon is an athletic righthander with a 6-foot-2, 205-pound frame and an unconventional delivery that features a jerky, plunging action in the back of his arm stroke and a drop-and-drive lower half before he fires to the plate from a three-quarters slot. Witherspoon’s fastball sits in the 95-97 mph range and has been up to 99. It’s one of the harder fastballs in the class, and he’s shown an impressive ability to maintain his velocity deep into starts and deep into the season. He backs up his heater with a mid-80s slider that has plus potential and will occasionally show more of an upper-80s cutter look. Witherspoon has a budding changeup with late fade in the upper 80s, and he occasionally throws a low-80s curveball. His drop from an 11.2% walk rate in 2024 to a 5.5% walk rate in 2025 has helped solidify his odds to start in pro ball. He’s the top college righthander in the class and should be in the mix to be a top-10 pick.
  
  Scouting Grades: Fastball: 60. Slider: 60. Curveball: 50. Changeup: 45. Cutter: 55. Control: 50.
• Ranked #15 prospect in 2025 draft
  School: Oklahoma Committed/Drafted: Never Drafted
  Age At Draft: 20.9
  
  BA Grade/Risk: 50/High
  
  Witherspoon transferred to Oklahoma from Northwest Florida State JC and thrived in his first season in 2024. He pitched to a 3.71 ERA with 90 strikeouts against 40 walks in 80 innings, then pitchwell in a brief Cape Cod League stint and with USA Baseball’s college national team. The 6-foot-2 righty boasts a thunderous mid-90s fastball that reaches 99 mph at peak and has ample life through the zone. He backs the fastball with a tight, mid-to-high-80s slider that routinely flashes plus and a fast-developing changeup that generated a 47% whiff rate with Oklahoma in 2024. The changeup flashes above-average at times with late fade. Witherspoon has some natural deception in his delivery that allows his already-impressive arsenal to play up, though he will need to sharpen his command to profile as a starter in pro ball.
  
  Scouting Grades Fastball: 60 | Slider: 60 | Changeup: 50 | Control: 45
• Ranked #386 prospect in 2023 draft
  School: Northwest Florida State JC Source: JC
  
  Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted
  Age At Draft: 18.9
  Witherspoon was an interesting projection righthander out of high school in the 2022 class, as was his brother Malachi—who also plays at Northwest Florida State JC and was drafted by the D-backs in the 12th round. Kyson has been the best pitcher with the program this spring and posted a 3.10 ERA over 13 starts and 69.2 innings, with 72 strikeouts and 32 walks. He throws a 92-94 mph fastball that’s been up to 96, spins a low-80s slider with good depth and will also mix in an occasional changeup around 80 mph that needs additional refinement.
• Ranked #418 prospect in 2022 draft
  School: Fletcher HS, Neptune Beach, Fla. Committed/Drafted: Northwest Florida State JC
  Age At Draft: 17.9
  Witherspoon is a 6-foot-1, 174-pound righthander who is a candidate to be a strong draft-and-follow prospect under the new draft rules, given his commitment to Northwest Florida State. He’s the brother of Malachi Witherspoon—also a 2022 high school righthander—and throws a fastball in the 88-93 mph range with a slider that could get to average with more development. He could use plenty more strength and further development, but Witherspoon is also quite young for the class and won’t turn 18 until a month after the draft.